Toward a general theory of the age in ocean modelling

Ocean Modelling

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-27

  Delhez, Eric J M ^a   Campin, Jean Michel ^b   Hirst, Anthony C ^c   Deleersnijder, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Age; Age of seawater; Radioisotope; Tracer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001863819     PISSN: 14635003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1463-5003(99)00003-7     Document Type: Article

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